Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Reiðr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 reiðr

1. adj. [ríða], passable on horseback, of a ford, river; var þar reitt at fjörum en eigi at flóðum, Sturl. iii. 33, v. l.; ó-reiðr, impassable on horseback; görði ána úreiða, Bs. 1. 138; hón var óreið, 54, Nj. 63: of weather, fit for travelling, það er ekki reitt veðr; óreitt fyrir stormi, etc.

2 reiðr

2. adj. ready, clear; allr herr gékk reiðr (thus, not = vreiðr) at Rögnis skeiði, all the host went ‘ready,’ straight towards the sea, Bragi; kömr hann eigi til skips áðr en reiðr (sic) sé rudd, before the ship is made ready for sea (?), N. G. L. i. 335: the word is rare in old writers; mod., hafa e-ð á reiðum höndum, to have ready at hand.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

reiðr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "reiðr" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
allit.: alliteration, alliterative.
ch: chapter.
compar.: comparative.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
etc.: et cetera.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
lit: literally.
lit.: literally.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
orig: original, originally.
p.: page.
poët.: poetical, poetically.
prop: properly.
prop.: properly.
S.: South, Southern.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.
v.: vide, verb.
v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fm.: Fafnis-mál. (A. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Íb.: Íslendinga-bók. (D. I.)
Ls.: Loka-senna. (A. I.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Sdm.: Sigrdrífu-mál. (A. II.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Þkv.: Þryms-kviða. (A. I.)

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